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Pistol Squat Benefits Why do pistol squats to begin with? Pistol squats (or single legged squats) are one of those one of a kind great stability exercises to master in order to help promote optimal body mechanics. This can be advantageous if you are an…

Single Leg Deadlift Exercise Benefits Much like the purpose of mastering and progressing single leg step ups, single leg deadlifts allows us to challenge and train our bodies at efficiently mastering our ability to stabilize our weight on one leg (as we do in running)….

Mountain Climber Exercise Benefits Mountain climbers are an awesome go to for a solid core exercise. I’m a big fan of most plank based exercises that challenge your rotary stability (ability to assist rotation in order to stabilize). How to do Mountain Climbers Exercise For…

When we train for a particular sport, it can be easy to stay within the sport’s designated plane of motion. Our bodies are designed to move healthily through 3 planes of motion. We should be able to healthily move side to side, transversely (or horizontally…

It’s always been a cliché in fitness that your core muscles are your most important. But the why can be kind of vague. The quick of it is that your central nervous system (wires of communication to the rest of your body) is headquartered here….

Kettlebell Swings Benefits: Before we get into the how, let’s talk about the why? I am a huge fan of kettlebell swings for one main reason; it is such a great full body workout! Done well, you can work on so much at once: strength,…

One of the most frequent ouch spots that people ask me about is knees. After listening to what they are feeling, I always ask what has been done to help decrease the pain if anything. If anything has been attempted it has usually been a…

This is a great routine if you are working on getting over any hip injuries, an athlete looking to up your game, or just looking to create more balance in your body by promoting both strength and flexibility in your hips. If this is a little to intense for you right now or you have tension in the hips check out the my Hip Flexor injury -the Basics for some prequel hip action 😉

The song here, All of my mistakes have become masterpieces is one of my favorite songs of all times. To me it comes off as somewhat of a humbling love song to the process of life and finally letting go of our “armor” (defenses, old wounds, judgment, etc.) and gracefully walking in faith.